looked at the expanse of her bare thighs, the damp hair clinging to he

b her hips, pull her across the desk, and show he

ced the words throug

n't pull h

as electric. She let go of his sleeve, rose up on her tiptoes,

stantly. His entire body

chievous smile lighting up her face. "

e don't have to go home. We could just stay her

struck the

d the distance between them in a fraction of a second, his large hands gripping her shoulder

n the shelf beside her head, his other hand coming up to grip

a dangerous, ragged whisper. "Do you ha

ribs, but she held his furious, burning gaze. Slowly, deliberately, she darted her tongue

reathing

g his mouth against hers, a millimeter away from losin

ed his eyes shut, a visible tre

ng physical space between them. In one fluid motion, he

oice shaking with suppressed r

taking

. She slipped her arms into the sleeves, the heavy wool hanging down t

ngly fast, as if he were fleeing a burning building. He hit the button for t

traight to his black Maybach. He pulled the passenge

or, walked around the hood, and got into the driver's se

hick it felt like water pressure. Damon stared straight ahead at the road,

s Damon-the one fighting a losing battle against his own desire-was infinitely m

he light for their lane was green. Damo

he red light on the intersecting street, hurtling

out of the corner of his ey

moment, he threw his entire upper body across the center console. His right arm wrapped around

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threw the Maybach violently to the side. The airbags deployed with an explo

plash of the collision threw Elliana forward. Her forehead slamm

eyes. A sharp, agonizing pain lanced through her s

w her, the last thing she heard was

na! El

antic, and filled with a raw, primal te